Resumé

Employment

Blue Frog Design Studios
Graphic Designer, 1997 - Present

Mobile Press Register (newspaper) Advertising Department
Graphic Designer, 1995 - Present

• Responsible for all stages of advertising creation from conceptualization to pre-press
• Duties include copywriting, layout & photography
• Products include, but not limited to: newspaper, magazine and direct mail advertising; advertising specialties; promotional materials; client relations
• Macintosh OS-9 to OS-X Conversion Committee, 2007

Education

University of South Alabama
Bachelor of Fine Arts
1992

• Concentrations in Graphic Design and Marketing
• Internship - Infirmary Health Systems Audiovisual Department

Skills

• Solid background in traditional pasteup and design techniques.
• Electronic print design using software such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Quark Express, Multi-Ad Creator, Microsoft Word & Microsoft Excel.
• Website design using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) & Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
• Cursory knowledge of Internet scripting languages such as Javascript & Pre-Hypertext Processing (PHP)

Awards & Honors

Georgia/Alabama Newspaper Advertising & Marketing Executives
Advertising Contest - 2007

• Gold Medal Award - Food Category
  Shogun Japanese Restaurant
• Bronze Medal Award - Home Furnishings/Appliances Category
  J & J Furniture

Alabama College System - Public Relations Association - 2007

• Pyramid Awards Competition
  First place - Print Advertising Single Ad Category

Spring Hill College - Communication Arts Department

• Guest Lecturer, Graphic Design Program

Alabama Press Association Advertising Contest - 2004

• Second Place Award - Best Single Ad, 1/2 Page and Over - Color